COMMIT TO
CARE

3 Urgent Actions needed to bolster resilience of Ontario's Home and Community Care sector and guarantee Ontarians the ability to obtain services where they want

 People want to receive care at home and in their communities.

During the June 2022 election campaign, we asked candidates to Commit to Care by taking these 3 urgent actions to build a health and social care system that protects millions of Ontarians.

ACTION 1.

Increasing the volume of home and community care services to ensure we can deliver care where the majority of Ontarians want to receive it and reduce demand for more expensive forms of care. 

ACTION 2.
Investing in the infrastructure of home and community care organizations to empower them to meet local needs, upgrade their technology and properly support volunteers.
 ACTION 3.
Implement wage parity for home and community care staff and develop a system wide health human resource plan.
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Without a properly funded and supported home and community care sector there cannot be a high performing health care system and integrated care delivery. 


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ACTION 1.
Increasing the volume of home and community care services to ensure we can deliver care where the majority of Ontarians want to receive it and reduce demand for more expensive forms of care

A report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information confirms:

8%

of newly admitted residents to long-term care in Ontario could have been kept at home with the right supports in place.


That means over

8,000

Ontarians could have stayed home and received the necessary supports in their communities.

38,000

Ontarians are on a waiting list for long term care.

HCC is a cost-effective alternative and can be the solution to premature admission and providing service to those on the waiting list.

Currently, thousands of people are receiving care in settings that are not the most appropriate or the most cost effective.  

To reduce the use of more expensive forms of care and ensure people receive care in the most appropriate setting, the home and community care sector requires investments and greater integration with other health service sectors.

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ACTION 2.
Investing in the infrastructure of home and community care organizations to empower them to meet local needs,  upgrade their technology and properly support volunteers.
46%

Increase in demand for Meals on Wheels during the pandemic. 

Most community support service organizations are partially funded, and many of the programs supporting vulnerable Ontarians are served by volunteers. 

This is cost effective to the system; however, it is increasingly more challenging to find volunteers to support programs such as Meal on Wheels. 
Volunteer recruitment and retention plans must be a priority.

Providers can’t continue to support the same number of vulnerable seniors and people with disabilities based on pre-pandemic base funding levels. Service cuts, increased client fees or longer waitlists are all options being considered if no action is taken.

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ACTION 3.
Implement wage parity for home and community care staff and develop a system wide health human resource plan. 
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Did you know? Even with the recent PSW wage increase, PSWs in home and community care are making on average approximately 21% less than PSWs in hospitals and 17% less than PSWs in long term care.  
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